Jamaica now has 163 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), following 20 new additions over the last 24 hours. Details on 17 of the 20 new cases will be provided over the next 24 hours. The other three are from St Catherine. Two of that number are workers – both females, aged 33 and 19 years – of...

We wholeheartedly share the concern expressed by some Members of Parliament regarding the closure of Compassionate Grant applications under the Government of Jamaica’s CARE Programme that was announced yesterday. The CARE Programme was designed with the vital social mission of providing support to the most vulnerable in our society in light of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. To...

Three new cases; three additional recoveries The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica now stands at 72. This is following a report from the National Influenza Centre, which stated that in the last 24 hours, three samples have tested positive for COVID-19. The new cases are:  a 65 year old male from St. Elizabeth with no travel history,...

Jamaica now has 63 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave this update during a press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, on Tuesday (April 7). “This means that we have had four additional positive cases since the last announcement,” Dr, Tufton said.  The four cases are a 48-year-old...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the community of Cornpiece Settlement in Clarendon will remain under quarantine for another 14 days. This is being done as part of the Government’s measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. The community was quarantined following the first reported death as a result of COVID-19 – a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that Jamaica’s air and seaports will remain closed to incoming travellers for another 14 days, as part of measures by the Government to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) locally. The country’s ports of entry were closed for an initial 14 days, from 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 to...

The categories of persons exempted under the nightly islandwide curfews, now underway as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, have been expanded. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3), said the additional persons include members of the...